Ukrainian President Zelenskyy draws up ‘comprehensive plan’ to end war with Russia

Ukraine Plans Comprehensive Plan to End War with RussiaUkraine Plans Comprehensive Plan to End War with Russia Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is formulating a detailed plan to end the ongoing conflict with Russia. The plan, which Zelenskyy believes will gain widespread international support, will outline a diplomatic path to a peaceful resolution. Currently, there are no active negotiations between Ukraine and Russia. Zelenskyy emphasized that Ukraine’s territorial integrity must be respected in any settlement, including the return of Russian-occupied territories. Russia’s demands, on the other hand, include Ukraine’s capitulation and the surrender of additional territories in the east and south. Despite the lack of recent negotiations, Ukraine held an international summit in Switzerland earlier this month to rally support for its position. Over 90 countries participated and agreed to a communiqué emphasizing the importance of respecting Ukraine’s territorial integrity. Although Russian troops continue to make incremental advances into Ukrainian territory, Moscow currently controls about 25% of the country. Zelenskyy recently announced that he will present a detailed peace plan within months. The plan aims to address the urgent need to reduce casualties for both soldiers and civilians.

Kiev (Ukraine), June 29: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he is drawing up a “comprehensive plan” that will be supported by most of the world, to end the war with Russia, Al Jazeera reported .

“It is very important that we present a plan to end the war, which is supported by most of the world,” the Ukrainian president, together with Slovenian President Natasa Pirc Musar, said at a news conference in Kiev on Friday.

“This is the diplomatic route we are working on,” he added.

Zelenskyy further said that there are currently no negotiations taking place between Ukraine and Russia.

There are currently no negotiations between Ukraine and Russia and based on public statements from Zelenskyy and Russian President Vladimir Putin, the two sides appear to be further apart when it comes to the terms of a possible peace settlement, Al Jazeera reported.

Ukraine has repeatedly said that Russia must withdraw its troops from its internationally recognized territory, including the Crimean peninsula that Moscow annexed in 2014, before peace talks can begin.

However, Russian President Vladimir Putin, who launched the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, is demanding that Ukraine effectively capitulate by evacuating even more territory in the east and south that Russia now occupies.

Earlier this month, the Ukrainian president organized a major international summit in Switzerland, where Russia was not invited, to rally support for Ukraine’s position.

More than 90 countries sent leaders and senior officials to the two-day summit in Switzerland and a large majority agreed to a final communiqué that stressed that Ukraine’s “territorial integrity” must be respected in any settlement, Al Jazeera reported.

In addition, Russian troops are slowly advancing into Ukrainian territory and claim to have captured another small village on the front line on Friday.

Moscow currently occupies about 25 percent of Ukraine and claims to have annexed four more regions in 2022, none of which it fully controls.

Earlier on Thursday, during an EU summit in Brussels, Zelenskyy said he would present a “detailed plan” to end the war within months, Al Jazeera reported.

“We don’t have much time,” he said, pointing to the high number of casualties among soldiers and civilians.

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